Onboard video and imaging systems for rockets and spacecraftSubsystems for supporting rendezvous, proximity operations

and in-orbit servicingAvionics for the control and data handling of science payloads,

experiments, hosted payloads and secondary payloadsCubesSats and CubeSat-class subsystems

Big Results from Small SystemsEcliptic provides space avionics and sensor systems for abroad spectrum of commercial, civil and defense applications:

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Space Avionicsand Sensor Systems

RocketCamTM sensors for providing situational awareness from just about anywhere

Stand-alone cameras. These miniature, ruggedized NTSC and PAL color video cameras image dynamic events in harsh environments from onboard rockets, spacecraft and other remote platforms. This internally-mounted model is used to obtain video of separations and deployments from the launch vehicle, and to provide ongoing confirmation of spacecraft deployments and status from orbit. These cameras perform well even with the Sun in the FOV, providing fast response to step changes in illumination.

Illuminators. When additional light is needed to capture the desired scene, LED illuminators are integrated with the cameras above, or mounted separately off-axis from the camera FOV. LED technology is rugged, power-efficient and easily scalable to provide a range of light intensities.

Pod-mounted cameras. Externally-mounted visible and IR video cameras in pods or fairings are used to image rockets during ascent, providing video of engine plumes and the receding Earth, along with stage and fairing separation and spacecraft deployment events, while obtaining valuable engineering confirmation of vehicle dynamics and status.

LWIR cameras. Similar to the NTSC and PAL cameras above, miniature uncooled LWIR video cameras capture key scenes and events in the 8 to 12 micron wavelength band. Such coverage is useful for understanding thermal and radiometric data including plume phenomenology, separation events, chuff tracks and other dynamic phenomena. These cameras can be mounted in simple brackets or inside protective fairings. NIR, SWIR, MWIR, and UV spectrum also available.

High-speed cameras. High-speed video cameras are used to capture critical, short-lived events such as rocket staging, fairing separation, payload separation, parachute deployments and other important mechanical operations. Frames rates as high as 200 frames/sec are supported, with appropriate data buffering and formatting.

“GEOCam”. To accommodate the rigors of the higher space-radiation environment of GEO orbits, NTSC, PAL or high-definition cameras and their control electronics are integrated into a thicker aluminum housing. This “GEOCam” system provides a digital video stream at variable frame rates and compression levels to match just about any host platform’s downlink bandwidth capability. The HD design includes digital zoom and windowing capability.

High-definition cameras. To meet higher resolution imaging requirements, high-definition video cameras using 2 Megapixel+ sensors are employed. Tailored control and data-transport electronics allow the user to manipulate frame rate, compression level and data buffering to match available data throughput and downlink constraints.

Tailored Sensor assemblies. When multiple sensors are required on a given platform, they can be integrated together and co-boresighted or otherwise aligned with respect to each other. Customer mounting, connector, shielding and other custom requirements can be integrated into the sensor assembly. Common control and data-handling electronics are employed to simplify operation of the sensor cluster.

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SmartCam™ RocketPod™

We offer a variety of these mature systems ...

… and other advanced capabilities

RocketCam™ Analog Video System (AVS)

● Designed for simplicity and minimum footprint

● Integrated camera, battery pack, analog transmitter and control circuitry

● Various configuration options

RocketCam™ Subsystem Controller

RocketCam™ Digital Video System (DVS)

● Employs DVS controller as core avionics unit

● Controls sensors, avionics and other instrumentation

● Supports control and monitoring of mechanical operations

● Flexible sequencing and data-handling capabilities

● Interfaces for 8 sensors per slice● One to four simultaneous video

streams per slice● Stored and event-driven sequencing● Various compression options● Various output data formats● Storage capacities up to 128 GB● Radiation-tolerant

● 1080P HD video + 13 Mpixel stills● Key DVS functions included in module● Compression and formatting options● Minimizes need for separate avionics● (In development; size comparison

shown vs. typical sequencer unit)

● Provides flexible event timing and sequencing functions

● Autonomous, semi-autonomous and manual control options

● Real-time, stored and store-and-forward data handling capability

● Scalable architecture

● Capitalizes on proven RocketCam interfaces

● Accommodates one CubeSat● Serves as an experiment carrier,

controller and deployer● Supports deployed or attached

experiments

Ground Support Equipment

● Controls DVS during test and ops● Displays sensor and engineering

metadata● Can be tailored to each

application

Integrated Sequencers

RocketCam™ systems, payload and experiment controllers, and small payload systems

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SmartPod™

● Capitalizes on proven RocketCam interfaces

● Incorporates key DVS functions inside fairing

● Can serve as integrated experiment carrier/controller

● Experiment stays inside fairing

CubeSat Integration

● Avionics● Embedded flight software● Sensor payloads● Ground control/ops software● Mission and system engineering

Who is using Ecliptic products and services?

Ecliptic Enterprises Corporation398 W. Washington Blvd., Suite 100 Pasadena, CA 91103 USA 626-798-2436 626-798-2251

Silicon Valley office at Moffett Field, CA

As business expands outward from Earth, Ecliptic will be there

Established Commercial Aerospace

‘NewSpace’

Civil Aerospace

DoD Aerospace

Non-Profits, Academic, Media and Other

Notable Ecliptic Projects

Delta Atlas Shuttle SpaceShipOne LCROSSAres 1-X GRAIL

1997+ 2000+ 2002 - 2012 2004 20092008 2012

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ICO G1

2008

Sirius FM-6

2013

Orion EFT-1

2014

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are trademarks of Ecliptic Enterprises Corporation. Selected imagescourtesy NASA, JPL, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Scaled Composites,Thermoteknix, SSL, ICO, Echostar and SiriusXM. Overall brochure designby American Aerospace Advisors Inc., Radnor, PA.

Rev. 2015 April ED012902G

132 systems launched!•108 on rockets•24 on spacecraft